The Johari Window was invented by Joseph Luft and Harrington Ingham in the 1950s as a model for mapping personality awareness. By describing yourself from a fixed list of adjectives, then asking your friends and colleagues to describe you from the same list, a grid of overlap and difference can be built up.
You can get your own Johari Window, or contribute to Ashley Tennis Racket's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaadaptablecaring energetic independent intelligent logical | Blind Spotableaccepting calm cheerful clever complex confident extroverted friendly idealistic introverted knowledgeable loving observant powerful quiet reflective religious responsive searching self-assertive self-conscious sensible silly tense trustworthy witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façade | Unknownbold brave dependable dignified giving happy helpful ingenious kind mature modest nervous organised patient proud relaxed sentimental shy spontaneous sympathetic warm wise |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (9%) accepting (18%) adaptable (9%) bold (0%) brave (0%) calm (18%) caring (9%) cheerful (9%) clever (9%) complex (36%) confident (18%) dependable (0%) dignified (0%) energetic (18%) extroverted (9%) friendly (27%) giving (0%) happy (0%) helpful (0%) idealistic (18%) independent (45%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (18%) introverted (18%) kind (0%) knowledgeable (9%) logical (18%) loving (9%) mature (0%) modest (0%) nervous (0%) observant (9%) organised (0%) patient (0%) powerful (9%) proud (0%) quiet (9%) reflective (18%) relaxed (0%) religious (9%) responsive (9%) searching (18%) self-assertive (9%) self-conscious (9%) sensible (9%) sentimental (0%) shy (0%) silly (27%) spontaneous (0%) sympathetic (0%) tense (9%) trustworthy (18%) warm (0%) wise (0%) witty (36%)
anonymous thinks: independent, logical, complex, extroverted, reflective.
anonymous thinks: friendly, independent, searching, introverted, religious.
Ashli Not Tennis Racket thinks: silly, complex, witty, friendly, reflective, energetic.
random reader thinks: cheerful, silly, confident, intelligent, witty.
old friend thinks: accepting, calm, clever, complex, quiet.
JRQ thinks: trustworthy, calm, confident, energetic, introverted.
anonymous thinks: independent, logical, tense, self-conscious, able.
Anon. thinks: responsive, searching, silly, witty, accepting.
daz thinks: independent, adaptable, powerful, trustworthy, loving, idealistic.
you'll never guess thinks: idealistic, observant, independent, witty, self-assertive, sensible.
Tua Sorella thinks: complex, friendly, knowledgeable, intelligent, caring.
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